Bill Belichick must face Hernandez questions this week

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is scheduled to speak to reporters on Wednesday — his first availability since tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested on murder charges.

Belichick's news conference is scheduled the day before players begin reporting for training camp. Quarterback Tom Brady and other veterans are scheduled to address the media on Thursday. Practices are to start on Friday.

Photos: Timeline of former Pats star's troubled past

Photos: Timeline of former Pats star's troubled past

Aaron Hernandez was indicted on murder charges in connection with the deaths of two men in Boston in 2012.

Victims Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado were shot as they sat in a car in Boston's South End.

Hernandez is accused of shooting the men after pulling up alongside in a sport utility vehicle.

De Abreu suffered fatal gunshot wound to chest, and Furtado suffered a fatal shot to head.

"These men were ambushed and executed as they drove home along Shawmut Avenue," Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said.

"Neither of (the victims) were involved in gangs, guns or violence of any kind," Conley said.

Conley said a chance encounter inside a club triggered a series of events that culminated in these murders.

Three other men were also in the car at the time of the shootings.

Surveillance video shows Hernandez’s SUV passing the victims “at a slow rate of speed” before they got into their own car, according to the court papers.

Aaron Hernandez is also charged in connection with a homicide in North Attleborough. Here is a timeline of the events surrounding the case.

June 16: Prosecutors said Hernandez sent text message to a friend out of state, asking him to "make it back" to Massachusetts. Three minutes later, prosecutors said Hernandez called victim and said he wanted to meet.

9:35 p.m. Hernandez alleged texted his friend in and said get "up here." Surveillance footage in his home shows their arrival, police said.

June 17 1:12 a.m. Group leaves Hernandez's home. 2:10 a.m. They stopped and bought gas, candy, gum and rolling papers for marijuana, police said. Prosecutors said they picked up Odin Lloyd at his Dorchester home.

3:07 a.m. Lloyd sends texts to family, "Did you see who I am with? NFL."

June 17: The body of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd is found in an industrial park a mile from Hernandez's home.

Lloyd was a semi-pro football player on the "Boston Bandits" team

Lloyd's family placed his trophies as a shrine on their porch.

June 18: Police spend hours searching Hernandez's home as another group of officers search the industrial park.

According to ABC news, police want to know why a team of house cleaners were hired on Monday to clean Hernandez's million-dollar mansion.

June 19: The Bristol County district attorney's office says the state medical examiner ruled Lloyd's death a homicide.

June 19: A man files a lawsuit claiming Hernandez shot him in the face after they argued at a strip club in Miami in February.

According to the lawsuit, Hernandez and Alexander Bradley, a Connecticut resident, went to Tootsie's strip club in Miami on the evening of Feb. 13.

Bradley claims in the lawsuit, both men left the club with two other individuals and got into the same car, which was being driven to Palm Beach.

Tootsie's said in an article about the Miami Heat, “We’ve become the late night home for a lot of pro athletes."

During the ride, Hernandez, who was allegedly in possession of a weapon, fired the gun in the direction of Bradley, striking him in the face, the lawsuit says.

A mug shot of Alexander Bradley released by police in Hartford, Conn.

June 20: A news helicopter follows along as Hernandez drives from his home to the Patriots stadium.

June 20: State police search brush with metal detectors and poles on a road leading to the entrance to Hernandez's subdivision.

June 21: CytoSport, which makes Muscle Milk and other supplements for athletes, says it's ending Hernandez's endorsement contract, effective immediately, because of the investigation.

The Hernandez investigation leads officers to a Providence strip club, but police wouldn't say what they were doing there. Family members say Hernandez and Lloyd were together the night Lloyd died.

June 22: State police with dogs return to Hernandez's home to conduct an additional search.

June 23: Officers don wetsuits to search woods near Hernandez's home.

June 26: Hernandez is taken from his home in handcuffs and driven away in a police cruiser.

June 26: New England Patriots release tight end Aaron Hernandez.

The New England Patriots issued the following statement: "A young man was murdered last week and we extend our sympathies to the family and friends who mourn his loss...

"Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation.

"We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do."

A vehicle rented in his name has emerged as a key piece of evidence in the investigation.

This photo, courtesy TMZSports.com , shows Hernandez holding a gun which prosecutors said was similar to the one used in the killing of Odin Lloyd.

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